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u SAMUEL S. BLACKBURN, OF FREDERICKTOWN, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 89,379, dated April 27, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN REST FOR SHOEING- HORSES:

The Schedule referred to' in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all whom tt may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. BLACKBURN, of Fredericktown, in the county of Knox, and 'State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Rest for Horses Feet while being Shod; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to provide a rest for the feet of horses or other animals, while undergoing the operation of shoeng, whereby the operation is greatly facilitated, and rendered less fatiguing, both to the operator and the animal being operated upon.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is an upright View of the rest, and

Figure 2 is an upright section of the same cut vertically.

In the drawings- A represents the base uponrwhich the implement stands.

B is a hollow standard, firmly attached to base, A.

G is a sliding bar, having rack b inserted in one side of said bar C, and slides in hollow standard B.

a, is a spring-catch, or pawl, with flange a', which catches into the notches on rack b.

b is a knob or ring connected to spring-catch a by a. stem, j, and by which the spring-catch is operated.

D is a cap that supports the xed upright, d, and

e is a cushion, irmly fixed to cheeks d and d', which may be of leather, canvas, or other strong exible material, and upon which the foot or leg of the animal is placed while the operation of shoeing is being performed.

The rack in bar C, with the spring-catch, is for adjusting the height of the cushion e to the best position of the foot for shoeing, and is allowed to freely slide in the standard B, by pulling the spring-catch a out of contact with the notches, by the knob or ring b', and when the spring-catch is released, the projecting ange a readily catches into the notches on the rack, and holds the cushion at any desired height.

I am aware that many devices have been used for holding the feet of animals while undergoing the process of shoeing, but none of those in use have the simplicity, adjust-ability, and cheapness that mine possesses.

Having thus described my. invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The rest, composed of standard I3, bar O, having rack b and catch a, headD, with fixed cheek d, hinged cheek d', and cushion e, all constructed and arranged to operate in the manner and for the purposes substantially as described.

SAMUEL s. BLACKBURN.

Witnesses HENRY N. MYGATT, J AMES F. Pnnsco'r'r.

exible or hinged upright, d'. 

